The presidential hopeful said while he supports Israel’s right to exist and considers himself to be pro-Israel, he does not support Netanyahu’s policies. “I have family in Israel. I am not anti-Israel. But the fact of the matter is that Netanyahu is a right-wing politician who, I think, is treating the Palestinians extremely unfairly.”

Senator Sanders said that Israel is currently run by a “right-wing, racist government.”

Sanders then added: “The United States gives billions of dollars in military aid to Israel. I just believe that the US should deal with the Middle East on a level-playing-field basis. In other words, the goal must be to try to bring people together and not just support one country, which is now run by a right-wing and, dare I say, racist government.”

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